[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6966]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 6

                       Offered By: Mr. Blumenauer

       Amendment No. 1: In title VII, subtitle D, after section 
     754, insert the following new section (and amend the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 755. CONSERVE BY BICYCLING PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Conserve by 
     Bicycling Program established by subsection (b).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (b) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Transportation a program to be known as the 
     ``Conserve by Bicycling Program''.
       (c) Projects.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall establish not more than 10 pilot projects that are--
       (A) dispersed geographically throughout the United States; 
     and
       (B) designed to conserve energy resources by encouraging 
     the use of bicycles in place of motor vehicles.
       (2) Requirements.--A pilot project described in paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) use education and marketing to convert motor vehicle 
     trips to bicycle trips;
       (B) document project results and energy savings (in 
     estimated units of energy conserved);
       (C) facilitate partnerships among interested parties in at 
     least 2 of the fields of--
       (i) transportation;
       (ii) law enforcement;
       (iii) education;
       (iv) public health;
       (v) environment; and
       (vi) energy;
       (D) maximize bicycle facility investments;
       (E) demonstrate methods that may be used in other regions 
     of the United States; and
       (F) facilitate the continuation of ongoing programs that 
     are sustained by local resources.
       (3) Cost sharing.--At least 20 percent of the cost of each 
     pilot project described in paragraph (1) shall be provided 
     from State or local sources.
       (d) Energy and Bicycling Research Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with the National Academy of Sciences for, and the 
     National Academy of Sciences shall conduct and submit to 
     Congress a report on, a study on the feasibility of 
     converting motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips.
       (2) Components.--The study shall--
       (A) document the results or progress of the pilot projects 
     under subsection (c);
       (B) determine the type and duration of motor vehicle trips 
     that people in the United States may feasibly make by 
     bicycle, taking into consideration factors such as--
       (i) weather;
       (ii) land use and traffic patterns;
       (iii) the carrying capacity of bicycles; and
       (iv) bicycle infrastructure;
       (C) determine any energy savings that would result from the 
     conversion of motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips;
       (D) include a cost-benefit analysis of bicycle 
     infrastructure investments; and
       (E) include a description of any factors that would 
     encourage more motor vehicle trips to be replaced with 
     bicycle trips.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,200,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which--
       (1) $5,150,000 shall be used to carry out pilot projects 
     described in subsection (c);
       (2) $300,000 shall be used by the Secretary to coordinate, 
     publicize, and disseminate the results of the program; and
       (3) $750,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (d).

                                 H.R. 6

                      Offered By: Mr. Abercrombie

       Amendment No. 2: In title II, subtitle A, add at the end 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 209. SUGAR CANE ETHANOL PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Sugar Cane 
     Ethanol Pilot Program established by subsection (b).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (b) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Energy a program to be known as the ``Sugar 
     Cane Ethanol Pilot Program''.
       (c) Project.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall establish a pilot project that is--
       (A) located in the State of Hawaii; and
       (B) designed to study the creation of ethanol from cane 
     sugar.
       (2) Requirements.--A pilot project described in paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) be limited to the production of ethanol in Hawaii in a 
     way similar to the existing program for the processing of 
     corn for ethanol to show that the process can be applicable 
     to cane sugar;
       (B) include information on how the scale of projection can 
     be replicated once the sugar cane industry has site located 
     and constructed ethanol production facilities; and
       (C) not last more than 3 years.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.